A ‘Jeopardy!’ Contestant Apologized To The Warriors For Not Knowing Their Logo

We here at Uproxx Sports have a jolly good time making fun of Jeopardy! contestants who don’t know sports questions (or answers, as it pertains specifically to the game show itself) because it’s the only way to curb the inevitable sadness that there are people out there far smarter than us. In other words, sometimes you have to laugh in order to keep yourself from crying.

Digressing, Jeopardy! contestant Titi Alailima had an ultimate brain freeze on the show the other night when he was presented with the logo for the defending NBA champions, the Golden State Warriors.

Alailima made multipleapologies on his Twitter account, which were well-intentioned but ultimately unnecessary. Brain freezes happen all the time, even to the smartest people.

Not much I can say about the Warriors thing, except the brain is a funky machine. I had the info but just couldn't get to it in the moment.

If nothing else, Alailima can take comfort knowing he’s far from the first Jeopardy! contestant to whiff on a sports subject. In fact, it could be worse. You could be a student at LSU who doesn’t know his SEC football. Or, you could commit the most egregious error of all and confuse Alabama and Auburn.

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Using the state nickname is what really gives it the amateur vibe. Lone Star State Rangers, Grand Canyon State Cardinals, Hoosier State Pacers, and Sunshine State Marlins would all be equally terrible names